Jessica Wynn
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So they favor a tentacle.
It's kind of their dominant arm.
I mean, this is off topic.
It's just my lifelong phobia.
I can't even watch The Little Mermaid, Jordan.
Oh, get out of here.
It's not just me.
It's called chapatophobia, and it sucks because I surf all the time.
I've come face to face with a giant one once, which still gives me nightmares.
What?
I am not suggesting this is rational, but I mean, even a photo will make me panic.
And literally talking about it right now, my hands are clammy.
Yeah, it's not something I'm proud of, but let's move on.
But reptiles and birds also show favoritism to one side.
And any species from kangaroos to lizards.
You know, we learn a lot about handedness from animals.
And handedness is often task specific.
So it can be influenced by whatever task is at hand.
For instance, you know, some great apes don't show hand preference for social tasks.
but exhibit it for tool use.